'''Emyn Arnen''' is a series of hills in [[Ithilien]], south of [[Osgiliath]].

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'''Emyn Arnen''' was a cluster of hills in [[Ithilien]]. The hills, being an outlier of the [[Ephel Dúath]],<ref name=VT/> were situated south of [[Osgiliath]], on the east bank of the [[Anduin]].<ref>{{HM|UI}}, p. 512</ref>

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==History==

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Emyn Arnen ([[Sindarin]] "Hills beside the water") was home to a family of [[Númenórean]] nobles, and from them came a [[Húrin of Emyn Arnen]], who became steward to King [[Minardil]] of [[Gondor]] and later founded the line of the [[House of Húrin]].

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Old records preserved in [[Gondor]] indicate that ''Arnen'' was once used for the larger part of the region later known as Ithilien.<ref name=VT>{{VT|42a}}, p. 17</ref>

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After the events of the [[War of the Ring]], [[Faramir son of Denethor II|Faramir]] son of Steward [[Denethor II]] became Prince of Ithilien, and made Emyn Arnen his home. He and his descendants therefore also became known as ''[[Lords of Emyn Arnen]]''.

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Emyn Arnen was home to a family of [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] nobles, and from them came a [[Húrin of Emyn Arnen]], who became steward to King [[Minardil]] of [[Gondor]] and later founded the line of the [[House of Húrin]].<ref>{{App|Stewards}}</ref>

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After the events of the [[War of the Ring]], [[Faramir]] son of Steward [[Denethor|Denethor II]] became Prince of [[Ithilien]], and made Emyn Arnen his home.<ref>{{RK|VI5}}</ref>

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==Etymology==

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The name ''Emyn Arnen'' translates as "the hills of Arnen" (cf. ''[[amon|emyn]]''). One historian of Gondor claimed that ''Arnen'' was likely a word invented by the Númenórean settlers of Gondor, intended to resemble an Elvish tongue (but wrongly mixing [[Quenya]] ''[[ar|ar-]]'' "beside" with [[Sindarin]] ''[[nen]]'' "water"). Other historians derived ''Arnen'' from an unattested [[pre-Númenórean]] word ''arn-'' ("rock"), although this was based on pure guessing.<ref name=VT/>

Etymology

The name Emyn Arnen translates as "the hills of Arnen" (cf. emyn). One historian of Gondor claimed that Arnen was likely a word invented by the Númenórean settlers of Gondor, intended to resemble an Elvish tongue (but wrongly mixing Quenyaar- "beside" with Sindarinnen "water"). Other historians derived Arnen from an unattested pre-Númenórean word arn- ("rock"), although this was based on pure guessing.[1]